It sounds like the legalization of infamous BitTorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay has hit rough…
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"I have decided to not be the spokes person for The Pirate Bay anymore," Sunde blogged this Monday. "The reasons are many but most importantly it takes too much of my time. I want to build something new and I want to focus my energy in a different direction. I have projects waiting to be finished, a book is waiting to be finalized and many more books are waiting to be read."

Earlier this year, The Pirate Bay was sold for $7.7 million to the Global Gaming Factory, which plans to turn the site into a legitimate, paid site that showcases movies, software, music and video games. (Meaning, Global Gaming Factory hopes to turn 20 million pirates into paid customers!)

"Today marks the end of a small era for me," Sunde added, "but I am simply leaving a role in order to be a person instead."

Sunde currently faces a year in prison for enabling copyright infringement. The court decision is pending.